Mother nature: Preparing your child to leave the nest 

Bringing woodland animals to life, a new illustrated book helps young children to cope with leaving the safety of home for school 

A creative project started during the peak of Covid to help Katie O’Donoghue cope with missing her family has evolved into a tool to support children, anxious about returning to school.

Art psychotherapist O’Donoghue is the author and illustrator of children’s book The Little Squirrel Who Worried, a story begun while she was working last year in London and Essex for CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) UK.